Re^2: A Perl Project Page (The Idea Man)

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Re^3: A Perl Project Page (The Idea Man) by Your Mother (Archbishop) on Jul 21, 2011 at 17:47 UTC
Your enthusiasm is admirable but consider: "I'm not a geologist or miner or gemcutter but it would be great if we could dig up some diamonds. All we have to do is dig where the diamonds are and then someone here could cut and polish them. We'd all be rich!" Don't lose your enthusiasm but also recognize that a lot of ideas floated in open source, especially around here lately, involve huge amounts of work and often have a target audience at odds with executing the idea. I don't have the skills or authority to make it happen. There is no authority necessary for this. The skills are there for you to acquire just as for all of us.	[reply]
Re^4: A Perl Project Page (The Idea Man) by jdporter (Paladin) on Jul 21, 2011 at 20:40 UTC
There is no authority necessary for this. Well if the intent was to implement this idea here, on PerlMonks, then there absolutely is an authority (perhaps better said as "authorization") requirement. I reckon we are the only monastery ever to have a dungeon stuffed with 16,000 zombies.	[reply]
Re^5: A Perl Project Page (The Idea Man) by Your Mother (Archbishop) on Jul 21, 2011 at 20:57 UTC
Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not from some farcical monastic ceremony. Uh... I mean to say, there is no authority necessary to submit patches, to fork, or to fire up your own VPS.	[reply]
Re^3: A Perl Project Page (The Idea Man) by luis.roca (Deacon) on Jul 21, 2011 at 17:53 UTC
— "I see what you mean." I'm not sure you entirely do. Read through the Site facelift? thread (seriously read through it). I think (hope?) you'll understand why your (and some other recent) ideas are getting these reactions from some members. — "The only thing I would like to say is... What is the Perl Monks Discussion Page for then if ideas aren't going to be used?" As with other suggestion boxes, just because you make a suggestion doesn't mean it's actually going to happen. Also, the suggestions made in the last few weeks here have not exactly been small. iPhone applications and entire new sections to the site are pretty significant projects. Perl Monks is here because people volunteer their time and as is the case with most volunteer efforts resources are thin. People have work, family etc. No one has ever said NOT to make suggestions, simply to think through what is being asked of the volunteers here. ;-) There are so many great features that Perl Monks DOES have. Relax, explore them and enjoy! :-) "...the adversities born of well-placed thoughts should be considered mercies rather than misfortunes." — Don Quixote	[reply]
Re^3: A Perl Project Page (The Idea Man) by Anonymous Monk on Jul 22, 2011 at 06:28 UTC
What is the Perl Monks Discussion Page for then if ideas aren't going to be used? Where should I post X? says This area is for discussing issues pertaining to the PerlMonks site. You can ask about how things work, or offer ideas on how the site could be improved, for example. Unless the topic pertains to the PerlMonks web site, it does not belong in this section. For additional guidance, try Understanding and Using PerlMonks, or ask in the chatterbox. So to clarify, PerlMonks Discussion is for discussion :) consideration or examination . Many good ideas just sit there, unless a champion arises to implement them :) I think yours is a good idea but I'm no champeen :)	[reply]